Ak Saseendran

'Mangalam TV’s sting on AK Saseendran was a honey trap', claims staffer who quit in protest

What was thought to be a sting operation on AK Saseendran by Mangalam TV, has now emerged as a case of the news channel undertaking a planned 'honey trap'.

AK Saseendran sting: Why Kerala is prone to political sex scandals

The latest scam involves AK Saseendran, a minister of Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), who allegedly had phone sex with a woman, as claimed by a channel which aired an audio clip.

AK Saseendran sting is a symptom of a larger malaise in Kerala’s mainstream media

The most remarkable feature of the aftermath of the TV-expose that grounded Kerala transport minister AK Saseendran on Sunday was that he didn’t have to struggle much to defend himself because the state’s overcrowded media and their periphery did it better than what he could have done.

Kerala minister AK Saseendran resigns: Left govt faces crisis as another leader steps down

Ten months into its term, the Left government in Kerala has been served its biggest embarrassment on Sunday.